100% Azucar: The Best Of Celia Cruz Con La Sonora Matancera (CD)

Universally acknowledged as the "Queen of Salsa," Cuban exile Celia Cruz infused her impassioned, Spanish-language songs with nostalgia for the natural beauty of her homeland, and was often influenced by the Afro-Cuban Santeria religion. Cruz's more than 40 years (1960-2003) as an international salsa star proved that she was blessed with a rich voice, flexibility, and energy. Her talents even extended onto the silver screen, with featured roles in films such as THE MAMBO KINGS. In July 2003, Cruz passed away, and fans the world over mourned the loss of their beloved performer, "La Unica."

• Category:  Music  »  Latin Music  »  Salsa
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: September 16, 1997
• Label: Rhino Records (USA)
• UPC: 081227281625
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106728145
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #49040 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #736 in Latin Music (See Top 100 Latin Music Bestsellers)
• #45 in Salsa (See Top 100 Salsa Bestsellers)

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Celia Cruz Con La Sonora Matancera: Celia Cruz (vocals); Rogelio Martinez (tres); Calizto Leicea, Pedro Knight (trumpet); Lino Frias (piano); Elpidio Vazquez (bass); Jose Rosario Chavez "Manteca" (timbales); Carlos M. Diaz "Caito" (maracas, background vocals); Angel Alfonso Furias (tumbadora); Bienvenido Granda, Celio Gonzalea, Laito Sureda (background vocals).

Producer: Rogelio Martinez.

Compilation producers: Alan Geik, Nina Lenart.

Recorded at CMQ Studios and Radio Progreso, Habana, Cuba, and Beltone Studio and Plaza Sound Studio, New York, New York between 1951 and 1965. Includes liner notes by Nina Lenart.

100% AZUCAR culls classic performances by the Queen of Salsa and her original band from the years before and just after the Cuban revolution of 1959. Titled after Celia's patented soul-shout ("azucar!"), this collection evokes a romantic, somehow more innocent time in Cuba as each track blows by like a breeze in the palm trees. Included here are favorite guarachas like "Saoco" and "Ritmo de Mi Cuba," with their entrancing call-and-response sections, along with the sultry magic of the bolero "Tu Voz" and Celia's zestful swagger on "Retozon," a son montuno. All around, this is a wonderful taste of both the singer's early diva years and mid-20th century Cuban popular music.

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